Ongoing renovation of the Metropolitan Theatre
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairperson Nick Lizaso, also concurrent head of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno discuss the ongoing renovation of the historic Metropolitan Theatre, or The Met, that will be reopening in the coming months, in time for the 450th founding anniversary of the City of Manila.
Officials of the CCP and of the city had been preparing for ‘a more vibrant and energetic’ celebration of the foundation day, a public holiday in Manila, despite the pandemic. Photo by Benjamin Cuaresma